Method And System For Selection Of Text For Editing

Abstract

A method of selection of text for editing is provided. The method includes inputting text to an apparatus and generating a label for at least one unit of the text as the text is being input to the apparatus. Accordingly, a user is able to select the at least one text unit for editing by selecting the corresponding label of the text unit.

1 . A method of selection of text for editing, comprising:
 inputting text to an apparatus; and   generating a label for at least one unit of the text as the text is being input to the apparatus, thereby allowing a user to select the at least one text unit for editing by selecting the corresponding label of the text unit.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein inputting text to the apparatus comprises:
 providing a speech input; and   converting the speech input into text.   
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the text unit and its corresponding label are displayed on a screen of the apparatus. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising defining one of the following as the text unit:
 a character;   a word;   a phrase;   a sentence;   a line of the text;   a paragraph of the text;   a page of the text;   a section of the text; and   a chapter of the text.   
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 defining a secondary text unit; and   generating a secondary label for the secondary text unit.   
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the text unit is defined as a line of text and the secondary text unit is defined as a word, thereby allowing the user to select the word by selecting the corresponding label and the secondary label. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the label for the text unit is a number, a character, a word or a symbol. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the label is located adjacent, below or above the corresponding text unit. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the text unit is selected by dictating the corresponding label of the text unit, thereby providing a speech input which corresponds to the label of the text unit. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the label of the text unit is selected by pressing at least one corresponding key of a keyboard connected to the apparatus. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising re-inputting the text unit to the apparatus when the corresponding label for the text unit is selected. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 comparing the text with a dictionary in the apparatus; and   displaying the label with the corresponding text unit only if the text in the corresponding text unit has been identified as wrong by the dictionary.   
   
   
       13 . A system for selection of text for editing, comprising:
 a data unit being adapted to receive text; and   a label unit being adapted to generate a label for at least one unit of the text as the text is being received, thereby allowing a user to select at least one text unit for editing by selecting the corresponding label of the text unit.   
   
   
       14 . The system of  claim 13 , further comprising a speech recognition unit being adapted to receive speech input and to convert the speech input into text for the data unit. 
   
   
       15 . The system of  claim 13 , further comprising a display unit for displaying the text unit and its corresponding label. 
   
   
       16 . The system of  claim 13 , further comprising a definition unit being adapted to allow the user to define one of the following as the text unit:
 a character;   a word;   a phrase;   a sentence;   a line of the text;   a paragraph of the text;   a page of the text;   a section of the text; and   a chapter of the text.   
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the definition unit is further adapted to define a secondary text unit; and wherein the label unit is further adapted to generate a secondary label for the secondary text unit. 
   
   
       18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the text unit is defined as a line of text and the secondary text unit is defined as a word, thereby allowing the user to select the word by selecting the corresponding label and the secondary label. 
   
   
       19 . The system of  claim 13 , further comprising an input unit being adapted to receive an input signal, wherein the input signal corresponds to a selection of the corresponding label of the text unit. 
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the input signal is a speech input and the input unit comprises a speech recognition system for recognizing the speech input. 
   
   
       21 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the input signal is a signal generated from a keyboard connected thereto. 
   
   
       22 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the data unit is further adapted to allow the user to re-enter the text unit when the corresponding label for the text unit is selected. 
   
   
       23 . The system of  claim 13 , further comprising a dictionary unit being adapted to verify the accuracy of the text received by the data unit. 
   
   
       24 . A computer readable medium having stored thereon one or more sequences of instructions for causing one or more processors to perform the method for text editing, the method comprising:
 receiving a text input; and   generating a label for at least one unit of the received text input, thereby allowing a user to select the at least one text unit for editing by selecting the corresponding label of the text unit.